After three years of weekly dispatches, today marks our second-to-last Coronavirus Files newsletter.
Healthcare Regulation and Reform
The lack of official, published data on the topic wasn’t just a barrier to my investigation — it was also part of the actual story.
My father was one of the many immigrants in the U.S. who despised going to doctors’ appointments, avoiding them until his diabetes landed him in the hospital.
Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in which to give birth. One reason: A decades-old state regulatory system gives rural, Black Georgians less access to maternity care.
After experiencing life-threatening complications, those who survive labor and delivery often feel abandoned by the American medical system.
“I want to highlight not just fact checking, but also source checking,” Dr. Seema Yasmin told fellows.
In California, many hospitals and providers institute a blanket ban on all vaginal birth after C-sections.
Overactive bladder syndrome is overlooked and yet incredibly debilitating
U.S. COVID deaths at an all-time low for three years.
“Valley fever is almost certainly underreported, due to physicians and the public not being familiar with the disease,” said one infectious disease specialist. Reliable estimates of valley fever...